Build your own entry Aug. 29 at the Chapel Hill Community Center 12-2 for the town’s Soapbox Derby (Sep. 19). Register at webtrac.townofchapelhill.org. Fees are charged. Meanwhile, the 24th Kirby Derby will be Aug. 22 at Dix Park’s Harvey Hill, Raleigh, 3-8.
MLS Allstars edged Liga MX 4-3 at BOA Stadium in Charlotte. Attendance was 35,197. Both teams had World Cup players.
Winston-Salem Tennis Open (men pro players) takes place Aug. 22-29 at Wake Forest Univ. Tennis Center. Check the website for ticket info for one of the last events before the U.S. Open in New York.
Charlotte Hornet home preseason exhibition games are Oct. 6 (Brooklyn) and Oct. 11 (Milwaukee) at Spectrum Center, Charlotte. Tip time is 7 p.m. Road games are Oct. 14 (Boston) and Oct. 16 (Memphis). Regular season home opener is Oct. 23 against Atlanta.
UNC men’s basketball starts the season with two exhibitions–Oct. 9 in Greensboro against USC Trojans and Oct. 18 against Indiana in Indianapolis, while Duke hosts Belmont in a scrimmage Oct. 18 and plays Tennessee (home) and Kansas (road) in exhibitions.
Open gym pickleball returns for Orange Co. Parks & Rec to the Central Rec Center, Hillsborough, in September. Hours are 11-2 Tuesday-Thursday. Enter through the rear door to check-in. Bring your own gear or borrow it from the office with your ID.